Associations to the word «Importunity»

Wiktionary

IMPORTUNITY, noun. (obsolete) Unseasonableness; an unsuitable or inappropriate time.
IMPORTUNITY, noun. A constant and insistent demanding.

Dictionary definition

IMPORTUNITY, noun. Insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree".

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza